stressucks
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- Oct 14, 2013
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I've been various iterations of paleo for multiple years. 28 year old male. It was a huge improvement for me from SAD. I felt great. But the past year I've had various health problems pop up that tell me something's not right:
1) Went to the dentist and they told me I had 5 cavities and a broken tooth
2) Broke a bone in a spot where the doctor said "most commonly seen in older women" (it should not have broken, there wasn't enough force to break a bone, especially since I lift)
3) Hair thinning rapidly
4) Poor workout recovery/low energy motivation
5) Heart palpitations
6) Bloodwork doesn't appear to be so good.
I've been progressively going lower carb throughout my paleo history. After the cavity thing about 7 months ago I cut out all sugar (no more fruits) and decided to only eat starch on days where I workout.
That's what has lead me to ray peat. I thought maybe the lower carb consumption was the problem.
Had a full thyroid panel done, it's not terrible, but not great.
I've been experimenting with some OJ/lots of fruit here and there the past few weeks. It seems to make my stomach sick, scalp itchy (hair comes out), and it seems to cause sleep apnea from sinus irritation.
Kind of lost on where to go. No idea what is causing my health issues, there is so much conflicting advice out there.
Edit to add: I also seem to be dependent on exercise for energy/libido.
Edit 2: It would also probably be fair to say I've been under increased and chronic stress for the past year. Although it doesn't seem like it should be that much stress overall, it was an increase and I don't handle it well.
1) Went to the dentist and they told me I had 5 cavities and a broken tooth
2) Broke a bone in a spot where the doctor said "most commonly seen in older women" (it should not have broken, there wasn't enough force to break a bone, especially since I lift)
3) Hair thinning rapidly
4) Poor workout recovery/low energy motivation
5) Heart palpitations
6) Bloodwork doesn't appear to be so good.
I've been progressively going lower carb throughout my paleo history. After the cavity thing about 7 months ago I cut out all sugar (no more fruits) and decided to only eat starch on days where I workout.
That's what has lead me to ray peat. I thought maybe the lower carb consumption was the problem.
Had a full thyroid panel done, it's not terrible, but not great.
I've been experimenting with some OJ/lots of fruit here and there the past few weeks. It seems to make my stomach sick, scalp itchy (hair comes out), and it seems to cause sleep apnea from sinus irritation.
Kind of lost on where to go. No idea what is causing my health issues, there is so much conflicting advice out there.
Edit to add: I also seem to be dependent on exercise for energy/libido.
Edit 2: It would also probably be fair to say I've been under increased and chronic stress for the past year. Although it doesn't seem like it should be that much stress overall, it was an increase and I don't handle it well.